The notes presented here aim to explain the fastest route for each chapter of Anna's quest in detail. In order to go fast you should be familiar with the few hotkeys this game has to offer:
- K: Use telekenesis
- Esc: Skip dialogue / cutscene
- Mousewheel: Open & close inventory
Finally before diving into things I'd like to say that, obviously, no guide is perfect. If you spot any mistakes or if there is anything you'd like me to change in this guide please tell me---either in the Daedalic speedrun discord (linked in this game's navigation bar on the left) or message me directly (my discord tag is toca#0527 ).
#Game mechanics to look out for
[you can be too fast and then stuff breaks] [skip stuff not only with esc but also left click sometimes]
#Chapter 1: A Little Experiment
Click on door Click on chair Take art stuff, scissors, spoon Use telekenesis on spoon Combine spoon with camera Take ball Talk to Ben (hold escape during it) Use scissors with unicorn Click on unicorn Use scissors with ball Use horn with machine Use half ball with helmet Telekenesis on camera Telekenesis on door Leave room Go downstairs Click on door
#Chapter 2: The Great Escape
Leave room Right click on sink Go downstairs Click on carpet, then on drain Open left drawer Open right drawer Go upstairs Take witch's hat Color mold yellow Give yellow mold to rat Go to bedroom Pick up lens Use scissors with curtain Telekenesis on speaker Pick up pillow Combine pillow with stuffing and red velvet Combine microphone with recorder Combine spoon with string Go downstairs Combine key with painting Combine velvet pillow with cat Take diamond from cat Combine recorder with door Combine diamond & recorder with safe Look at the four books Open drain with telekenesis Look down drain Use telekenesis on thumb, pointer finger, little finger (in this order) Pick up the handkerchief with spoon on string Leave the drain Take the ring Take the cork Go upstairs Take the pipe Cork the open pipe Look at Joringel Combine the ring with Joringel Go upstairs Click on tap Click on sink Go to bedroom Look at blueprints Combine party trick book with witch hat Combine Handkerchief chain with paperweight User Handkerchief with bed Click on the shelf Use telekenesis with weak spot (top right) Use weighted handkerchief with roof hole Go to the attic Take mirror and baby dragon Climb up to the roof Combine lens with moon Combine amulet with lens Combine mirror with raven Go back to the attic Make a hole in the roof with telekenesis Look outside (give you raven's feather) Go to the basement Combine baby dragon with crayon Combine Raven's feather with cauldron Combine witch's hair with cauldron Combine fiery dragon with cauldron Combine charged amulet with cauldron Go to bedroom Use telekenesis on wand Click on branches #1, 3, 2, 4 (when numbered top to bottom)
#Chapter 3: The Trials of Wunderhorn
Right click on tavern sign Select the first dialogue option three times Leave the tavern Right click on alley sign Go through all dialogue options Telekenesis on sheet Leave alley Go inside store Give diamond to shopkeeper, then leave Go to mill Try to enter mill Try to enter woods Return to city Click on haystack Enter tavern Talk to Gottfried Talk to Bartender about Gottfried Telekenesis on pipes Combine dragon with coals Go outside Use fountain lever Talk to blacksmith Go to lake Talk to Hans (1, 1, 2, leave) Go to mill Enter mill Click on stool Talk to Hansel (2, leave) Use telekenesis on hammer Combine hammer with support beam Use telekenesis on trapdoor mechanism twice Use telekenesis on exit Enter basement Combine clothesline with trapdoor mechanism Leave and enter the mill normally Click on stool Click on rope Go downstairs Talk to witch (1, 1, 5, 3, 2, 1) Return to town Talk to blacksmith (1, 1, 2, leave) Go to forest path Talk to Reynard (2, 2, 2) Return to town Combine broken lantern with blacksmith Talk to musicians (1, 1, leave) Right-click on the mill sign Go into woods Right-click on tree stump Left-click anywhere Combine scissors with stingy vines Go to thieves' house Click on house Combine stingy vines with needle Combine needle and thread with torn bedsheet Combine bedsheet with scissors Combine bedsheet with eyeholes with lit lantern Combine fake ghost with house Click on fake ghost Return to town Enter church Talk to Theodor (1, 1, 1, leave) Right-click on windows Talk to musicians (2) Click on house Go back to city Enter store Use telekenesis on toy monkey Combine old violin with violin Leave, go to lake Combine violin with Weisse Frauen Talk to sorceress (3, 3, 3) Use telekenesis on lamp post Combine fiery dragon with lamp post Go to mill Enter & take spell book Enter church Click on organ Skip puzzle (If you want to do it, it's 2 3 1 3 4 5 6 5 // E Fis D Fis A H Cis H) Use telekenesis on bell Combine baby dragon with red dragon Click on door Click on rocks Use telekenesis on window twice Click on cupboard Click on fireplace Click on cupboard
#Chapter 4: A Damsel's Wager With the Devil
Talk to prison guard (then hold ESC) 1, 1, 1, 3 (then Reynard) 1, 1, 1 Click on mattress twice Use telekenesis on spring Use lockpick with door Take watermelon Take chillis Take blender Go to dungeon gates Talk to admin troll (1, 1, 3) Go to hallway, then to gallows Use telekenesis on axe Pick up can Pick up napkin Go to mansion gates Talk to big troll (1, 1, 1, 2) Go to gallows, then to utility closet Combine chillis with bowl Take torch Combine blender with human blender Take whetstone Go to gallows Combine your torch with the torch on the right wall Talk to executioner Combine whetstone with guillotine Combine watermelon with guillotine Click on guillotine Go to cages Operate levers: 2down 2down 1down 3down Take honey jar Go directly to dungeon gates Talk to admin troll (1, 2) Go to hallway Combine napkin with sick troll Combine can with water cooler Go to gallows Combine lit torch with bracket Combine can of water with old prisoner Talk to Wilfred (1, 1, 1, 1, 1) Go to Anna's cell Combine flower drawing with grate Go to utility closet Combine honey jar with blender Combine melon half with blender Combine snotty napkin with blender Combine flower with blender Take blender Go to mansion gates Combine tainted drink with big troll Talk to devil (1, 1, 1, 3) Click on mailbox Combine notice of termination with Wilfred Talk to Wilfred (1, 1) Go to dungeon gates Combine notice of termination with admin troll Talk to admin troll (1, 3) Use telekenesis on ink pot Go directly to cages Operate levers: 1up 3up Go directly to dungeon gates Right-click on file cabinet Use telekenesis on file cabinet Use telekenesis on ink pot Go directly to cages Combine honey jar with papers Go to hallway Click on door Go inside cell Talk to Wizard (1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 4) Go inside cell Take meat Go to mansion gates Talk to big troll Right-click on door Click on door Talk to devil (2, 2, 3, 1, 2) Right-click on door Hold Esc (1, 1, 1)
#Chapter 5: The Judgement of Queen Voigt
Use telekenesis on broken spike Pick up spike Go to the far left of the screen Combine spike with hay Look over wall Use telekenesis on fruit Go back to entrance Use telekenesis on spear Enter the castle (1) Go to cellar Talk to Cindy (2, 3, 4) Click on sewing box Leave the castle Talk to swan prince (2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 3, 2, 1, 1) Take glass slipper Enter the castle Go to pigeon tower Leave, go to storage door Go to princess' bedroom Click on magazines Leave, go to kitchen Leave Talk to Jester (1, 1, 1, 3) Go to kitchen Use telekenesis on Jester Talk to Jester (1, 2) Combine oversized dress with knife Talk to cook (1, 3, 2) Take Nightingale Go to princess' bedroom Use telekenesis on Jester Take glass slipper Go to pigeon tower Take ladder Combine thimble coupon with gold broche Combine thimble mail order with yarn Combine balloon with pigeon Skip puzzle (if you want to do it, it's: "Click on all the shutters except for the most left one. Put a balloon to the left of the pigeon, then above him, then to the right of him. Now put a balloon under the pigeon, then to the right, and the last one above him) Combine thimble mail order with pigeon Go to cellar Combine Nightingale with coal Give gold thimble to Cindy Go to cellar, leave right away Go to castle entrance Combine ladder with top left window Combine nightingale with owl Go to kitchen Put owl in birdcage Go to storage room Talk to Ben (3) Click on painting twice Click on painting scrap Right-click on blackboard Combine scrap of painting with portrait Combine blackboard message with portrait message Go to kitchen Use painting with knife Go to storage room Combine adjusted painting with frame Click on cage Use telekenesis on Ben Go to castle entrance Talk to Reynard (1) Click door Combine Winfriede's message with shards of glass Use telekenesis on shards of glass Leave Click on red dragon Go to storage room Click on drawer Use telekenesis on shard piece Leave, talk to red dragon Enter house Combine shard piece with shards of glass Talk to Janike (3) Take flowers Leave Click on heater Take coal Take bellows Take chalk Talk to Dorothea (1) Click middle desk Right-click stuff in desk Talk to Dorothea (1)
#Chapter 6: Two Sisters in a faraway School
Talk to Janike Go to treehouse Click on stones in this order: 1, 3, 3, 2, 1, 3, 1 Talk to Hans (1, 1, 2, 4) Combine bellows with dry ice Combine coal with baby dragon Take baby dragon Click on books Look out window Right-click on biology book Combine gas-filled bellows with beehive Leave treehouse Take beehive Enter treehouse Give beehive to Hans Go to school courtyard Talk to Jacob (1, 1, 2) Enter school Click on right desk Click stuff in desk Combine baby dragon with heater Talk to Hans (4) Take key Leave Go to courtyard Talk to Jorinde (2, 3) Combine shed key with shed Take gloves Combine crumpled letter with Jacob Talk to Joringel (1, 2, 3) Combine flowers with Joringel Enter treehouse Combine gloves with dry ice Talk to Hans (4) Combine dry ice with tea Go to courtyard Combine beehive with Wilhelm (twice) Take berries Go inside treehouse Combine chalk with Hans Combine yo-yo with Hans Combine flowers with Hans Combine berries with Hans Go to courtyard Talk to Jorinde
